Neil Gallagher

MD, PhD

Neil Gallagher

Director

Dr. Gallagher has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2024. Dr. Gallagher has served as the President, Head of Research & Development at Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., since April 2023. From January 2020 to April 2023, he served as the Chief Medical Officer, Vice President, Head of Development at AbbVie Inc. From November 2017 to December 2019, Dr. Gallagher served as the Head of Global Oncology Development at AbbVie. Prior to joining AbbVie, he served as Head of Development for Oncology and Inflammation at Amgen from May 2016 to October 2017 and spent a decade at Novartis Oncology. Earlier in his career, he was a Medical Science Director at AstraZeneca and later Director of Clinical Development at Astex Therapeutics. Dr. Gallagher completed his Fellowship in Gynecological Oncology at the Institute for Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, UK and received his medical degree from Trinity College, Dublin.